Senior Product Owner

SRT Marine Systems plc (SRT) is a market leader in international territorial surveillance technology and systems. We are a respected, established and ambitious company headquartered in the UK with a global customer base.

The company has a global impact in the sovereign territorial surveillance domain by leading the next generation of surveillance technologies, products and systems that significantly enhance security, safety, environmental protection and sustainability.

SRT is an exciting company where high-quality results are rewarded. We are ambitious, agile and constantly seeking to innovate to deliver better products and services to our customers. We strive to make SRT a rewarding and challenging place to work where talented, hard-working individuals have the opportunity to make a real impact.

We are looking for a Senior Product Owner to join our Product team and take a leading role in shaping and delivering some of the most important capabilities across SRT's surveillance and situational-awareness solutions.

This is a hands-on Senior Product Owner role with significant ownership and autonomy. You will work closely with customers, users, designers, developers, technical specialists and senior stakeholders to understand complex problems, shape Product direction and take Features from early discovery through to delivery and adoption.

You as a Senior Product Owner will be expected to lead within your area, make well-judged Product decisions, bring clarity where there is ambiguity and help raise the quality of Product thinking and practice across the wider team.

The role is primarily based from our Bristol office, with flexibility for hybrid working.

Responsibilities – Senior Product Owner – not exhaustive:

• Own complex, high-impact or strategically important Product Features from early discovery and definition through delivery and closure
• Work directly with customers, users and stakeholders to understand operational problems, identify opportunities and recommend where Product should focus
• Define clear outcomes, scope, success criteria and acceptance criteria for the Features and areas you own
• Lead early discovery with UX/UI, Development and technical specialists, using research, prototyping and technical investigation to reduce uncertainty
• Lead alignment across multiple teams and stakeholders where Features involve significant dependencies, ambiguity or competing priorities
• Take a leading role in shaping and maintaining the Product roadmap for your area, working with Product leadership to balance customer needs, business priorities, evidence and emerging opportunities
• Communicate Product direction and decisions confidently with senior stakeholders, providing clear recommendations and constructive challenge where appropriate
• Maintain ownership through delivery and adoption, ensuring the intended customer outcome is achieved rather than simply tracking delivery of individual outputs
• Identify Product and delivery risks early and work across teams to resolve them
• Support and mentor other Product team members, sharing good practice and helping improve the quality and consistency of Product work across SRT

Requirements – Senior Product Owner – not exhaustive:

• Significant experience working as a Product Owner, Product Manager or in a similar Product role within a software or technology environment
• A strong track record of independently owning complex Product areas or Features from discovery through delivery and adoption
• Strong understanding of Agile software development and effective Product collaboration with cross-functional development teams
• Experience using customer insight, discovery, research and prototyping to shape Product direction rather than simply managing delivery
• Strong Product judgement and confidence making decisions where information is incomplete or stakeholders have competing priorities
• Experience shaping roadmaps, prioritising opportunities and contributing to longer-term Product direction
• Comfortable working with senior stakeholders and able to provide clear recommendations, rationale and constructive challenge
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate between customer, business and technical perspectives
• Able to operate with a high degree of autonomy while working closely with Product leadership on wider priorities and direction
• Experience mentoring, coaching or supporting other Product professionals would be beneficial
• Experience in B2B, B2G, enterprise or operational software would be beneficial
• Experience in surveillance, monitoring, situational awareness, asset tracking or similar domains would be useful but is not essential

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary and benefits package
• 25 days annual leave, rising to 28 days with service
• Real individual development opportunities

SRT Marine Systems plc is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and welcome applications from all backgrounds.